first Marathi film

Riteish Deshmukh's debut production vehicle Balak Palak in Marathi, that deals with sex education, will have its world premiere at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) to be held in New York between 24 to 30 October. "I'm very proud to be associated with the film. I've always believed that we could do more with regional cinema, which is already doing such great work over the last few years," said Riteish in statement.